Hue Jackson hopes Marvin Jones as before

It is Earlier the week, on a day in Southwest Ohio, a layer of snow, looking forward to Cincinnati Bengals receiver Marvin Jones email video from the beach a pair of journalists to cover his team on the west coast. Although overcast, beach scene still looks clear than cold warm Jones will be forced to brave the train him back outside in the Midwest. Video, the speed of shirtless receiver is attached to the use of he experienced a series of work and cut a series of his route. He cut his foot on the beach, he was forced to shut down and stand, and promote the ankle and foot, just experienced pain for one year.

"Rehab. Progression. About as ahead of schedule as there is," the message that accompanied the video from Jones read. The goal is not only to keep him ahead of schedule, but also let him return to the same production level, in 2013, when he landed 10 conferences. His 2014 season because of injury did not take an early end. "Marvin Jones, he was before he left," offensive coordinator tonal Jackson said last week to espn. "He's a 10 - touchdown drama guy to our football team has brought another explosive offensive weapons. Obviously, we miss him."

At the beginning of October, Jones was exercises after the operation, after recovering from a foot injury. He only made it through two practices, though, before an ankle issue slowed him. From the team doctor after careful evaluation and external experts, tigers decision to shelve the rest of his season. Ankle is injured, return immediately, and consider other recent problems he his lower limbs, he was reasonable rest and let his rehabilitation, so that he may return in May, plus 100%.

Jones broke his leg during the pre-season training at the Paul brown stadium, after almost a week to join a tiger team's training camp. One theory is that the foot injury leads to overdo Jones and his steps earlier in the offseason because of an ankle injury, the other leg. It was that ankle injury that slowed his arrival onto the practice fields in training camp. 

Jones for his recovery, declined to comment further this week, but said he used to solve the media in April he came back to Cincinnati. He added that his current focus is "grinding".

In the special team ranked 10th the Vikings

The Dallas morning news columnist Rick Gosselin, he published his annual ranking league 32 units of special team on Friday, the Vikings 10 in the league. That put Minnesota's special teams group at the top of the NFC North. Detroit to complete 15, Chicago is 26 and green bay, seven played this year and made some important special teams wrong collapse NFC championship on Sunday, finally died.

Vikings finished 17 Gosselin's ranking in the past year, although they didn't get the same dynamic performance of the games they have from 2013 Cordarrelle Patterson, special team coordinator Mike Priefer unit did many other good things. Vikings became the first team return to two shielding gondola in 39 years, half of the detector in the same card on November 30, Andrew and safety Sendejo 48 yards in a fake betting on November 16 to Chicago. The vikings are sixth in the league every barge return code, reflecting from marcus Sherels a year. Touch the ball and play Blair Walsh 6 percentage points kick-off.

There is reason to worry; Walsh struggle before the end of this year, only 74.3% of his goals this season. Boatman Jeff Locke net average and is difficult to pin a pole 22 in its territory. Only 7.9% of his pen in 10 - yard line, according to ESPN's data and information, Locke wound six ball touches the ground.

But coach Mike Zimmer Priefer more radical freedom in a special team this season, and the Vikings made some key play to the special team. They have former professional player in football, kick returner, if they can get Walsh and Patterson backup speed in 2015, they will be in a special team very well.

Dan Quinn's Falcons’ candidate

Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is land's favorite Atlanta Falcons manager job, according to league sources, now before the Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, landing the plane's coach in New York.

Atlanta is interviewing a lion defensive coordinator Teryl Austin on Wednesday, so he will have the opportunity to let the falcon and potential try to change their mind. But people familiar with the situation and be familiar with the falcon believe Atlanta is willing to wait for Quinn, Quinn willing to wait for them, let him become the falcons at this time the main competitors of the coach.

Quinn and Falcons had seen once, next week they will be allowed to do so, whether the Seahawks wins or loses the NFC championship game on Sunday. Next week there is a window's team have interviewed candidates to interview them again. According to the rules, the Denver broncos cannot interview Quinn, but falcons and the Chicago Bears will be able to do so.

Perhaps the biggest advantage and temptation, Atlanta was the quarterback, Matt Ryan. His presence falcon's job can be said to be the most attractive.

The NFL take replace legal said

NFL told ESPN's spokesman Chris Mortensen, New England Patriots replacement for the Baltimore Ravens law from the perspective of the formation and report on Saturday night. His team after 35 and 31 loss, the crow coach John Harbaugh against what he called "alternative techniques" patriot on Saturday in the third quarter of the Asian football confederation to distinguish the playoffs, said it was "cheating" obviously, he hopes the alliance can check.

Patriot to dig into their second and third quarter, line up four attack forward and declare a qualified receiver usually can't keep the Baltimore out of balance. Crows confused about the players, the patriots in covering the match, and Harbaugh drew a unsportsmanlike behavior punishment in screamed and ran to the field and objections. Harbaugh said after the game, the officials "don't understand what happened."

"We want to have a chance to player who's ID qualifications," Harbaugh said. "The players doing what they declared qualification, then Tom Brady will take them to the line immediately, the ball in the place where we have the opportunity to find out who is in line. This is cheating on part of it. It's clearly a deception.

"So official told me, they will give us a chance to do so, they should have done during the series, but they didn't really understand what's going on. That's why I had to take a penalty, get their attention, they will understand what happened, because they don't understand what happened. That's why men are open, because we are not in a position to the receiver in the ID." coach Bill Belichick explain strategy, he used in the three plays and attack four strikers on the pitch and Shane Vereen either ran back.

Todd Bowles in a busy week

It could be this week Todd Bowles became a football coach. According to the alliance manager position openings become open with them. Arizona cardinals defensive coordinator is scheduled for Wednesday in New York jets in an interview with the Atlanta falcons on Thursday, the San Francisco 49 coulson Chicago bears on Friday and Saturday, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter and Josina Anderson.

That schedule has Bowles traveling 9,635 miles this week. Arizona on Saturday after the end of the season, lost a NFC wildcard game Cards, balls, was free to spend a week for an interview. The key to landing balls work, however, his "chemical factor and the front office," a source told Anderson. Anderson told a source, balls are open to the coach of the team, on both sides of the ball "in need of help, as long as there are some key parts".

Cardinal has 10 balls, defense since 2013, as a whole in the central defender against ranked seventh QBR and fifth in the meantime, the total defense.

Balls have short coach experience, temporary manager take over Miami dolphins in the final three games in 2011, the final with a 2-1 record. He interviewed last offseason Minnesota and Cleveland.

Rey Maualuga left the game with the Colts

Defender in Cincinnati Bengals Rey Maualuga leave on Sunday afternoon the Colts wildcard round of the playoffs a hamstring injury, no return. Just a minute, Maualuga went down on the field while trying to jog off as part of a defensive substitution. He didn't make it all the sideline, along the judge his sneakers.

They help before he examined his right leg sideline, ultimate load Maualuga to cart. Moments later, he was driven into the tiger team's locker room. Maualuga during the regular season, leg injury forced him to miss four games, including this week 7 meeting Lucas oil stadium. A week before, to Carolina, he left the overtime game in the fourth quarter because of a hamstring problem.

Pointed out that as the bengals best running champion, during the absence of Maualuga influential he missed four games. According to ESPN's data and information, there is no Maualuga during the regular season, the tigers to allow an average of 4.9 yards, in contact with each rush and 3.4 yards. With Maualuga on the field, the defense allowed 3.6 yards per rush, and 2.2 yards before contact per rush.

Solve and intercept 59 Maualuga enter the game. He has two processing and through defense before he left. 26-10 Bengals lost to the colts, become the first NFL team lost in the history of the group stage of four consecutive home.

Le'Veon Bell is team MVP

Running back Le'Veon Bell, who is the second in the NFL yards from melee, was named Pittsburgh Steelers team MVP. Steelers announced Tuesday afternoon, after the bell won the team honor is likely to be a tough vote award since 1969 inception. Bell, the quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver Antonio brown are worth prize candidate. Brown won Steelers MVP honors last season and he has been even better in 2014 as his 122 catches and 1,570 receiving yards each lead the NFL.

Roethlisberger, only won the prize, six touchdowns pass earlier this season, in back-to-back games. 11 anniversaries of senior leadership and the 4635 NFL pass code have not been intercepted in the Steelers now three games in a row. Clock, he is only 22 years old, brown and Roethlisberger vote, Tuesday morning Steelers headquarters. The clock has become a National Football League's most dynamic running back in his second season. He rushed in 1341 yards is the second in 77 caused a pass 774 yards NFL and bear.

Earlier in the season to join Walter Payton NFL bell as the only player in the history of at least 200 general code three games in a row. Steelers don't vote, but William gay for at least two MVP voting support team. Other teams of Ike Taylor and Antwon, Blake said they support the gay, he returned all three of his interception, to this season touchdowns, cause the Steelers 16 through resolution.

 "This is definitely a tough vote," Blake said. "A lot of people look forward to an offensive player, but I personally have to cast Willliam Gay, because I think he is one of the league's most underrated corner. You can't think that there are three blocked."